Umbrella lock



Dec. 28,1926. 1,612,136

A. LOWY ET AL UMBRELLA LOCK Filed- Oct. 26. 1925 mmno 4 B 11770 NE Patented Dec. 28, 1926. lfilzddh NlTE STATES PTENT ADOLPH LOWY, OF NEW YORK, AND FREDERICK A. HIRSGI-I, F MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

UMBRELLA LOCK. 7

Application filed October 26, 1925. Serial No. 6%,908.

The present invention relates to improvepadlock is opened by means of a key, which ments in umbrellas, and has for its main 0bis inserted thereinto through a keyhole 19. iect to provide a simple, eflicient and dura- It is, however, obvious that any other lOCK r ble device for preventing the opening of the may be applied, without departing from the 6 umbrella by unauthorized persons. invention.

Another object of the invention is to so In use, the lock put in position upon construct the improvement above referred to the spring catch, thereby preventing the said that it can be readily applied to umbrellas catch from being forced 'into the umbrella 41a of any type, without necessitating material stick and, consequently, a disengagement of changes in the construction of the latter. said catch from the runner. The umbrella A further object of the invention is to so is thus prevented from being opened. devise the lock that it can be conveniently lVhen the lock is detached from the spring mounted upon and removed from the umcatch, the umbrella operates in the usual, brella, as the case requires. well known manner.

With these and other objects in view, From the foregoing it appears that the which will more fully appear as the nature only change which is needed in the construcof the invention is better understood, the tion of the umbrella is the provision of the same consists in the combination, arrangeaperture 16 in the spring catch. The device o ment and construction of parts hereinafter can thus be conveniently manufactured described, pointed out in the appended without material increase in the cost thereclaims and illustrated in the accompanying of. From the foregoing it also appears that drawings, it being understood that many an immaterial change in the construction of changes may be made in the size and prothe umbrella is necessary only to make the portion of the several parts and details of improvement herein described, and that this 2 construction within the scope of the appendchange can be made without in any way afed claims, without departing from the spirit fecting the normal operation of the umor sacrificing any of the advantages of the brella. invention. What We claim is w One of the many possible embodiments of 1. In an umbrella, the combination with the invention is illustrated in the accoman umbrella stick, of a runner slidably panying drawing, which is an elevation, mounted thereon, a spring catch for retainpartly in section, of a portion of an umbrella ing said runner in position when an unihaving the locking means mounted thereon. brella is closed, said spring catch being pros;

In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates vided with anaperture, and a lock having an an umbrella stick, attached in any suitable element adapted to be extended through said manner to a handle 11 of any preferred aperture for preventing disengagement of shape. On the umbrella stick is slidably said spring catch from said runner. mounted a runner 12, to which the inner ends 2. In an umbrella, the combination with of the stretchers 13 of the umbrella frame an umbrella stick, of a runner slidably 4.0 are pivoted. This runner co-operates in the mounted thereon, a spring catch for retainwell known manner with two retainers, one ing said runner in position when the umfastening the umbrella in an open position, brella is closed, said spring catch being proand the other in closed position. In the vided with an aperture, and apadlock inor drawing a retainer 14 is shown, disposed on eluding a shackle adapted to be extended the stick 10 a suitable distance from the through said aperture for preventing disenhandle 11, the said retainer being in the form gagement of said spring catch from said of a spring catch, that is adapted to project runner.

through a longitudinal slot 15 in the runner, Signed at New York, in the county of New 100 thereby holding the umbrella in closed posi- York, and State of New York, this 6th day tion. This spring catch is provided with an of July, A. D. 1925.

aperture 16, through which is adapted to be ADOLPH LOWY. drawn the shackle 17 of a padlock 18. The FREDERICK A. HIRSCH. 

